The Voice: Adam Levine Treats Christina to an Earful of Britney

So The Voice has been milking a Mickey Mouse Club plot line for several weeks now, and mischievous Adam Levine raised the stakes Monday night when he persuaded contestant Tony Lucca—who was once a Mouseketeer alongside both Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears—to perform Britney's signature hit, "Baby One More Time."

So The Voice has been milking a Mickey Mouse Club plot line for several weeks now, and mischievous Adam Levine raised the stakes Monday night when he persuaded contestant Tony Lucca—who was once a Mouseketeer alongside both Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears—to perform Britney's signature hit, "Baby One More Time."

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Hi ladies: I'm Mike, an editor at Glamour, and I'm pinch-hitting for Megan. Full disclosure: I've been watching The Voice pretty religiously since the Super Bowl, and I would say I'm marginally a member of Team Adam because I like his new haircut and I also think that kid Pip has fun bow-ties (if not an impressive vocal range).

Anyhow, I loved it when Tony came on stage without any forewarning and sang Britney's beakout hit, kind of like an Opposites Day love song to Xtina. And, it must be said, he nailed the song. For her part, Christina seemed uncomfortably surprised and put on the spot. She weirdly suggested that she, Tony, Britney, and Justin Timberlake get together for a mini-reunion on stage (or is that a Minnie reunion?) to "have some good laughs." Mmmm okay. Blake Shelton cracked up, and Adam looked like he thoroughly enjoyed Christina's discomfort.

Elsewhere, Cee Lo Green seemed to having a big night in more ways than one. His team members Cheesa and Juliet Simms both had huge performances with Cheesa belting out Whitney Houston's "I Have Nothing" and Juliet, in a sort of desiccated Victoria's Secret Fashion Show outfit, singing Aerosmith's "Cryin'". (I'm pretty sure she died at the end, kind of like Black Swan).

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Cee Lo himself took the stage twice, once singing with his team in a cherry red Monkees ensemble complete with a mop top wig, and then later he sang again with The Goodie Mob performing a new single. This time, he wore a gold lam?� super hero costume and what appeared to be a glow-in-the-dark mouthguard. And did I mention that Cee Lo apparently farted during the show and was called out by his co-judges? That guy certainly seems like he's having a good time.

In the end, Adam cut the dapper-if-prepubescent Pip, whose voice seemed to change mid-show; Cee Lo set free James Massone, a headband-wearing heartthrob from Boston who referred to his coach as "Uncle Lo" and patted him affectionately on the head as Carson Daly ushered him offstage. Who will America vote into the next round? We'll find out tomorrow.

Now it's your turn: Do you like the way Adam punked Xtina tonight? If she and Britney did agree to have a diva-off on The Voice, what would you want to hear them sing?